Meaning of INSESSORES
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists |
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| Synonyms: | | order Insessores, percher, perching bird |
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| See Also: | | animal order, Aves, class Aves | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \In`ses*so"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. insessor, lit.,
one who sits down, fr. incidere. See {Insession}.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of birds, formerly established to include the
perching birds, but now generally regarded as an artificial
group.
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